Improvement in casks for paste



l anni site .unitair` BRAUNHOLD,

or Naw YoRK,-N.'r.

Letters Patent No. 113,622, ma April 11, 1871.

lI WIPROVEMENT IN cAsKs Fon PASTE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making paxt of thesame.

To all Vwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BnAUNHoLD, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvementy in Gasks forPaste, dto.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a y full,clear, and exact description thereof which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specitication, in which drawmghigure 1 represents a vertical central section of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side view` of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates toa caskprovided at one end with a tapering seatto receive a head with a tapel-ing projection' fitting into `the saidseat, and held in position by a swivel-bar and cams in such a mannerthat, by means of said fastening, the head of the cask can beconvenieutlytaken off.

To prevent the head from springing or warping, and to preserve thelproper relation between the ta.- pering projection of said head and itsseat, the head is constructed of two ormore layers of wood, the grain ofone layer running crosswise to that of the adjoining layer.

, The letter A designates a cask which is provided at one end with atapering seat, c, to'receive a corre'- spondingly-tapering projection,b, on the inner surface of the head B. A

This head is by preference made of two or more layers of wood, thegrains of 'the several layers running crossvvise to each other, so thatsaid head is prevented from warping. v

On the out'side of the head is secured a bar, c,

lwhich swivels on a central pivot, d, and the ends of which can bemade`to catch under cam-hooks e secured to the cask, as .shown in gs. 1, 2,and 310i' the drawing. V v W 4 If thehead B is put op the cask and theends of the swivel-bar are forced under the cam-hooks e, the projectionb is firmly pressed down in the seat a and the cask is closed. Y

If desired, a packing ofaIndia rubber or other snitable material maybeapplied to the seat a orto the projection b, to facilitate the operationof producing an air-tight joint.

With the hooks e is combined a latch, f, which can be made toI catchover one end of the swivel-bar, so as to retain the same in position andprevent the head from getting unfastened spontaneously.` Y

lhis cask is intended particularly for the purpose of containing pasteor othermaterial `which is manufactured in one place and used inanother.

When the cask arrives in its placeof destination the head can be'readily takenoii' and easy access isv v had to the contents of the cask;and if -the cask isv empty the head is replaced, the ca'skis returned tothe place where the paste or other material is manufactured, and it canvbe easilyrelilled and closed without requiring any labor; while withcasks of the ordinary construction it is necessary to'employ a cooper toprovide the casks with fresh heads every time they are returned.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Witnesses W. HAUFF, E. E.KAs'raNnUEa.

